title: Reliability of diabetes-specific social support scales.
abstract: The Diabetes Care Profile (DCP) is frequently used to assess diabetes-related quality of life. The social support scales have demonstrated internal consistency but test-retest reliability has not been established. Sixty-three type 2 diabetes patients participated in a telephone coaching study designed to improve diabetes control. The DCP was filled out at pre- and post-test. The test-retest reliabilities of three social support scales (Global, GET, GET-WANT) were calculated. At a mean retest interval of 6.5 months, the support scales showed reliabilities of 0.48 (Global and GET), and 0.38 (GET-WANT). The social support scales of the DCP show adequate long-term test-retest reliability.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida 33620, USA. tyanover@mail.usf.edu
authors.forename: Tovah
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yanover
authors.forename: William P
authors.initials: WP
authors.lastname: Sacco
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011788:Quality of Life; D012944:Social Support; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards*; D055815:Young Adult